Collection of jewels and a Gentleman's gold pocket watch, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Comprising: three dress buttons, each lozenge shaped link set with cushion-shaped, circular-cut and rose diamonds, to a red enamel underside; a set of six moss agate dress buttons; two dress studs, one set at the centre with a cushion-shaped diamond, the other a cabochon turquoise within a border of rose diamonds, a stick pin of a horse and rider and a rose gold Hunting case pocket watch, the silver dial applied with Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, the polished case engraved with the initials FS beneath a crown, circa 1900.

The initials engraved on the pocket watch are for Friedrich Sigismund, Prince of Prussia (1891-1927).

Moss Agate Dress Buttons: one set to the centre with a seed pearl, the remaining five with seed pearls deficient. Pocket watch: Mechanical movement in running condition at time of cataloguing, please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee future working condition of watches. Swiss, 14 carat rose gold hunting case pocket watch, three quarter plate movement, unsigned, lever escapement, swan neck micro regulator, silver dial applied with Arabic numerals both 12 and 24 hours, blued steel hands, subsidiary seconds, plain polished case with gold cuvette, outer case engraved. Minor loss of enamel. Diamonds bright and lively. Signs of normal wear to the metal, scratches consistent with use. In good condition.
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THE HOUSE OF THURN UND TAXIS

The origins of the Princely House of Thurn und Taxis can be traced back to the Middle Ages. The family fortune was based on the founding of one of Europe's first, and most successful, postal systems. The Thurn und Taxis family is one of the wealthiest in Germany.

Schloss St. Emmeram, in Regensburg, for over 200 years the seat of the dynasty, dates to the 7th century and was originally a Benedictine abbey. At present it has over 500 rooms, more than Buckingham Palace.

Upon the death of Prince Johannes in 1990, the title passed on to his son, Prince Albert.